Actress Chika Ike Biography, Background, Career, Marriage and Net worth
Chika Ike is one of the few actresses who has participated in more than 100 Nollywood productions. Chika has always loved performing, especially when she was little, according to her parents. Chika gained the moniker "Fancy Nancy" from her family and classmates due to her passion of playing out short plays while admiring herself in the mirror.
Chika Ike Background
Mr. and Mrs. Ike welcomed Nancy Ike into the world on November 8th, 1985 in Onitsha, Anambra State. In order to complete her studies, she finished a two-year diploma program in human kinetics and health education at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in 2004.
After finishing her certificate program in 2006, she continued on to obtain a degree in human kinetics and health education from the same college.
Chika Ike graduated from the New York Film Academy in Los Angeles, California, in 2014. She went to the Academy to pursue a career in movies. Chika also studied business at the Harvard Business School. She filed for divorce from her first husband in 2013 due to domestic abuse.
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Chika Ike Career
Chika debuted at the age of six in church plays. When she was just 16 years old and had completed secondary school, she started working in the modeling business. She made her acting debut in Tchidi Chikere's 2005 Nollywood film Sweet Love and Bless the Child. Chika Ike, a former brand representative for Bullet Energy Drink.
She established Chika Ike Production in 2014, and shortly after, Miss Teacher, her debut film, was released. Chika Ike is the owner of the reality television series The African Diva.
She is the executive producer, host, and judge of the program. In order to make movies like Stuck on You and Happy Ending, Chika collaborated with ROK Studios.
In 2011, Chika Ike debuted her apparel line, Fancy Nancy, in Abuja, Nigeria. The same year, she founded the nonprofit organization Help a Child Foundation.
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The goal of the NGO is to help street kids and give them hope for a better future. Through the foundation, she gives back to the community.
Chika Ike Marriage
Chika Ike separated from her first husband after being married. In a recent interview, Chika asserted that she had good reasons for getting married at the time and did not regret it. She contends that being young just means being young and that being young prevents you from having a full awareness of the various aspects that could protect you from unpleasant circumstances. Chika never had children with her partner despite their marriage.
Chika Ike Net Worth
Chika Ike is one of the wealthiest and most sought-after actresses in Nigerian cinema, with an estimated net worth of $1.2 million.